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All incident reports submitted via the old pan Europe incident reporting system, that had been approved for publication prior to 21 January 2026, can be found below.

Incident reports submitted via the new FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system after 21 January 2026 that have been approved for publication can be found on our FIDA Incident reports page

Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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• Paraglider
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
• Speedrider
• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
• Powered HG
• Other

Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 2555 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 06.04.2007 (B4127)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Wether Fell, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was dragged on landing in strong winds having failed to properly collapse glider.	Injury Pilot: Fr rib
Date 05.04.2007 (B4123)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP	Location Wether Fell, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Plus Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilots suffered mid-air while ridge soaring close to ridge top and became entangled in each others gliders. Landed heavily but with no injuries. very lucky!	Injury Unknown
Date 25.03.2007 (B4122)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: Novice	Location Nid Daigue, Morocco Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student suffered asymmetric on landing approach and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 24.03.2007 (B4121)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P	Location Corn Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aerodyne Dune Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot did not launch glider straight and subsequent gust lifted him and propelled him sideways while facing uphill. After a couple of second he came down heavily, damaging his knee and was then dragged a further 20-30m.	Injury Pilot: Fr tibia, dislo knee
Date 21.03.2007 (B4119)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P	Location Combe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Mistral 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot landed in trees having misjudged conditions.	Injury Unknown
Date 25.02.2007 (B4117)	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: CP	Location Ibitluna, Brazil Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Geo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot spun glider applying too much control on final turn into wind.	Injury Pilot: Fr foot
Date 04.02.2007 (B4115)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: Novice	Location Kennel Farm, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: FreeX Dingo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student sprained ankle while ground handling.	Injury Pilot: Sp ankle
Date 03.02.2007 (B4114)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: AP	Location Fifty Cent, South Africa Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Boomerang Sport Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was caught out by increasing winds. Suffered frontal collapse while on half bar in attempt to get forward. recovered frontal with cravat and glider entered spiral. recovered but entered cascade so threw emergency chute landing heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra, fr pelvis
Date 27.01.2007 (B4112)	Pilot Female Age: 28 Rating: Novice	Location Firle West, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Tonic Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student got too close to hill on top to bottom flight and flew into tree, falling heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra
Date 22.01.2007 (B4111)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: Novice	Location Grenoliers, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Bright Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student flared too late and stumbled while attempting to run off landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr tibia and fibula

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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